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The most recent TSP Allocation Guide update is now available at: tspallocation.com/current/
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Situation normal... apple.news/A3XxNauoNQDmbWl0v…

Days From Shutdown Deadline, Congress Races To Pass Temporary Government Funding Bill

With the government set to run out of money on Thursday, lawmakers say another temporary funding measure is needed. A stopgap spending bill that has been introduced funds agencies through Dec. 20.

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Game changing improvement in TSP withdrawal options: washingtonpost.com/politics/…

Federal employees have more withdrawal choices for their retirement savings

The Thrift Savings Plan will begin offering new options Sunday in a move to make it operate more like other tax-favored savings plans.

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TSP Fund returns for the first half of 2019: C Fund: 18.53% S Fund: 19.48% I Fund: 14.42% F Fund: 6.11% G Fund: 1.28% For a bit of context: buff.ly/1LzV0Nm
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TSP Fund returns for the first quarter of 2019 (not too shabby): C Fund: 13.65% S Fund: 15.99% I Fund: 10.09% F Fund: 2.95% G Fund: 0.67%
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The 7 Members of Congress who voted against back pay for furloughed workers - The Hill apple.news/AT5kqphPeTyKlTQjt…

The 7 Republicans who voted against back pay for furloughed workers

The House and Senate this week [voted overwhelmingly](https://thehill.com/homenews/house/424919-congress-approves-back-pay-for-federal-workers-affected-by-shutdown) to provide back pay to about...

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It could have been worse... TSP Fund year-end returns for 2018: C Fund: -4.41% S Fund: -9.26% I Fund: -13.43% F Fund: 0.15% G Fund: 2.91% For a bit of context: buff.ly/1LzV0Nm
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In case you missed it... nytimes.com/2018/12/29/busin…

Trump Issues Order Freezing Federal Workers’ Pay in 2019 (Published 2018)

Congress may still approve a raise, perhaps as part of legislation to reopen the government. But union leaders condemned the order as unnecessary provocation.

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Fed policymakers signal turning point on U.S. rate-hike path - Reuters apple.news/AHY27OcRuR5yc0hMm…

Fed policymakers signal turning point on U.S. rate-hike path

The U.S. central bank is flagging a turning point in monetary policy, as a Federal Reserve policymaker on Friday backed interest rate hikes in the “near term” but nodded to increasingly less certai...

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TSP Fund returns for November 2018: C Fund: 2.04% S Fund: 1.92% I Fund: -0.13% F Fund: 0.62% G Fund: 0.26% For a bit of context: buff.ly/1LzV0Nm
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1. Vote. If you don’t vote, you aren’t doing America right. 2. Don’t congratulate yourself for voting. That’s the absolute minimum. You get a participation trophy. 3. Get involved/contribute. Do something to move your community, your state and the country in the right direction.
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TSP contribution limit raised to $19,000 for 2019. buff.ly/2AGNMFW
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TSP Fund returns for October 2018 (worst month for market since 2011): C Fund: -6.84% S Fund: -10.06% I Fund: -7.94% F Fund: -0.78% G Fund: 0.26% For a bit of context: buff.ly/1LzV0Nm
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This guy’s opinion is this is just one of the routine corrections I talk about in every update. Economy and market fundamentals remain strong. I assume it will bottom and rotation back into stocks will start any time. But nobody can predict what the market will do short term.
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U.S. payrolls and wages cool while jobless rate hits 48-year low - Bloomberg apple.news/AjBciK6jHRjeUZ1p5…

U.S. payrolls and wages cool while jobless rate hits 48-year low

The U.S. added 134,000 jobs in September while the unemployment rate fell to 3.7 percent.

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The long awaited September update from the TSP Allocation Guide is now online at: buff.ly/2MuOKYU
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August jobs report solid. June and July reports revised down. Economy remains strong. nytimes.com/2018/09/07/busin…

In a Sign of the Economy’s Strength, Jobs and Wages Moved Higher in August (Published 2018)

The largely positive Labor Department report hinted that tariffs could be starting to take a toll on manufacturing jobs.

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TSP Fund returns for August 2018: C Fund: 3.26% S Fund: 4.57% I Fund: -1.91% F Fund: 0.67% G Fund: 0.26% For a bit of context: buff.ly/1LzV0Nm
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Trump seeks to freeze pay for federal workers in 2019. washingtonpost.com/politics/…

Trump seeks to freeze pay in 2019 for federal workers

Congress has not yet rendered its ultimate verdict on the subject.

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The U.S. Added 157,000 Jobs in July. Here’s the Takeaway. - The New York Times apple.news/APe13OQhMSiSM1bFN…
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Senate backs 1.9 percent federal employee raise, rejecting Trump’s call for freeze washingtonpost.com/news/powe…
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